Rein-holder



(No Model.)

J.- D. SHURMON. REIN HOLDER.

'No. 447,981. Patented Mar. 10, 1891.

W JQ7 M I UNITED STATES ATE-NT OFFICE.

JAMES D. SHURMON, OF PAINT ROCK, TEXAS.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 447,981, dated March10 '1891.

Application filed June 25, 1890. Serial No. 356,679. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES D. SHURMON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paint Rock, in the county of Concho and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rein Holders andFasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 1

My invention has relation to rein-holders; and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out inthe appended claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a rein-holder of simple andinexpensive construction that may be readily attached to or detachedfrom the dash-board of a vehicle.

A further object is to construct the reinholder of one piece of metal,whereby a greater degree of strength is attained for the holder and nodanger of any of the parts becoming loosened and lost, as is the casewith a majority of rein-holders now upon the market.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rein-holderembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view showing my invention attachedto the dash-board of a vehicle.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals andletters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, 1 designates myimproved rein-holder, which, as stated before, is constructed of onepiece of metal, and to readily allow of the same being attached to thedash-board of a vehicle the main body portion 2 is provided upon itsrear face with ears 3, which are, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings,formed close together, their meeting faces 4 being provided withvertical concavities 5, by means of which alarger bearing-surface isprovided for the ears 3, which are adapted to encircle one leg 6 of theiron frame-work of the dash-board.

held in its adjusted position upon the iron frame of the dash-board, theears 3 are provided with registering eyes 7, one of which isscrew-threaded, through which are passed a securing-bolt 8.

Dependent from the main body portion 2, and made integral therewith, isa tongue 9, which is bent upward, as at 10, to form a spring portion 11,the inner face 12 of which runs parallel with the face of the main bodyportion 2. At the upper free end of the spring portion 11 it is given aslight outward bend, as shown, which enables the driver to readily placethe reins in the holder.

The manner of attaching and using'my improved rein-holder, taken inconnection with the above description and accompanying drawings, may bebriefly described as follows: \Vhen it is desired to attach the deviceto the iron frame of the dash-board, the ears 3 are spread slightlyapart and the vertical concavities made to engage the dash-board iron.The bolt 8 is then placed through the eyes 7, and by turning the bolt 8draw the ears together and tightly secure the holder to the dashboard.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a rein-holder, the combination, with the body portion 2, providedupon its rear face with perforated ears 3, formed close together andprovided with vertical concavities to fit the dash-board frame, andhaving eyes 7, one of which is screw-threaded, of the dependentspring-tongue 1 1, made integral with the main body portion 2,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES D. SHURMON.

Witnesses:

W. T. MELToN, JAMES E. Home.

